Nozzle holder



Allg. 19., 19.41. E E, HANSEN v 2,253,272

-NozzLE HOLDER Filed sept. 3ro, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. E. HANSEN 2,253,272

NozzLE `HOLDER 2 Sheets-'Sheet 2 Filed Sept.` 30, 1940 Patented Aug. 19, 1941 Elwood E. Hansen,

hart Brass Mfg. Co.,

Elkhart, Ind., assigner to Elka corporation of Indiana Application September 30, 1940, Serial No. 359,156

1 Claim.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a nozzle support permitting easy and quick mounting or dismounting of the nozzle.

My improved nozzle support is strong and durable and yet simple in construction and operation.

Another feature of my invention is the provision of a nozzle support that can be easily attached to the running-board of an automobile or other surface, the device being so constructed that after attachment, the means of attachment n ve concealed.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully as I proceed with the specification.

In that form of of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a View in front elevation; Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing a nozzle supported therein; Fig. 4

is a bottom plan view; Fig. 5 is a view partly in 30 side elevation and partly in vertical section on` an enlarged scale; and Fig. 6 is a view taken as indicated by the line l of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings, the device comprises a circular base IIJ, with a projection Ilia carrying -a vertical hexagonal supporting post I I threaded therein and held against loosening by the set screw I2.

The base I0 is provided with an annular cavity Illb on the upper surface bounded by the low outer upstanding circular ange I0c and the inner concentric somewhat higher upstanding circular flange Illd. Lying in the annular groove Ib is a rubber pad I3 which may be large enough so that it may be wedged between the flanges Ic and Id so that it will be more securely held in place.

` Mounted for vertical adjustment on the post I I is a bifurcated clamping member I4, the jaws Ida,

I4a of which are provided at their ends with upwardly and downwardly projecting vlingers I4b and I4c, respectively, on which are rotatably mounted the rubber rings I5. I6 indicate brass bushings between the rings 'and lingers. The 55 device embodying the features 25 rings are held on the fingers by the washers I'l held in place by the screws I8.

Where the jaws Illa. join there is provided a rubber pad I9 with a threaded end portion Ia screwed into a suitable socket in the clamping member I4. The post II may be provided with a series of holes IIa, IIa adapted to receive the end of the set screw 2|] to hold the clamping member I4 in its adjusted positions.

The upper surface of the rubber pad I3 is beveled as indicated at I3a so that nozzles of various diameters may be accommodated. In the drawings the nozzle is indicated by 2l and it will be seen that the threaded end 2Ia of the nozzle rests on the rubber pad I3 and is protected thereby.

In mounting the nozzle on the support the base is preferably iirst placed on the pad `I3 and the body of the nozzle is then snapped between the jaws |401l of the clamping member I4. It is to be understood that the clamping member I4 has first lbeen set to the requisite height so that the body of the nozzle can be pressed between the opposite pairs of the rubber rings I5, the latter yielding under compression suiiiciently to permit the nozzle to be snapped in between the jaws or arms I4a of the clamping member I4. The nozzle will thus be held securely in place.

The base Ill of the support is provided with three openings Ille adapted to receive the heads of bolts (not shown) for attaching the support to a running-board of an automobile or other member. The bolts are placed in the holes Ille and the rubber pad I3 is then placed in position.`

The pad thus covers the heads of the bolts and hides them from sight.

Since the rubber rings I5 are rotatable on the fingers I4b and I4c, placement of the nozzle in the support isA facilitated. The clamping members I4 can be adjusted low enough so that considerable compression of the rings I5 occurs when the nozzle is placed in the support. Such placement, however, is facilitated by rotation of the rings I5. This rotation permits the nozzle being pressed or snapped into place with less pressure than would be required if the rings I5 were not rotatable.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claim, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as permissible, in View of the prior art.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A device for supporting a re hose nozzle when not in use, comprising: a base; a resilient supporting pad on the base adapted to project into the larger end of a nozzle when resting on said pad with its smaller end uppermost; a vertical post supported on the base at one side thereof;

and -a clamping member mounted for vertical adjustment on said post, said clamping member having spaced jaws each of which carries a rotatable resilient member, whereby, a nozzle when disposed with its larger end on said pad and its smaller end uppermost, may have its body forced between said rotatable members and held in position thereby.

ELWOOD E. HANSEN. 

